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Afrobeats: The Backstory 2022

Music pioneers Kenny Ogungbe, Dayo "D1" Adeneye, Paul "Play" Dairo and others dive into the rise of Afrobeats, the Nigerian global music phenomenon.

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Afrobeats: From Nigeria to the World

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Afrobeat music is everywhere. Even industry big names are getting in on it--Drake, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, Jidenna - So you may be wondering, what exactly is Afrobeat? Where does it come from? And m...

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Welcome to Nollywood

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 7.2

The Nigerian film industry, known as Nollywood, has exploded in the last ten years. Now the most popular cinema in all of west Africa--even more popular than imports of Hollywood or Bollywood films--t...

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The Power of Play

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Rock School

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 6.5

It is about a music school in Philadelphia, The Paul Green School of Rock Music, run by Paul Green that teaches kids ages 9 to 17 how to play rock music and be rock stars. Paul Green teaches his stude...

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Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 6.5

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RiseUp

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Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide

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When Kenny Scharf arrived in NYC in the early 1980’s, he quickly met and befriended Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat; There, amongst the fervent creative bustle of a depressed downtown scene the...

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The Unknown Tour

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The Smart Studios Story

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7.5

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Music for Mandela

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Afrobeats: From Nigeria to the World

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RiseUp

Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide

The Unknown Tour

The Smart Studios Story

Music for Mandela

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